Swen Schulz (born 1 March 1968) is a German politician of the Social Democratic Party (SPD) who served as a member of the Bundestag from the state of Berlin from 2002 until 2021.[1]
Swen Schulz | |
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 Schulz in 2014 | |
| Member of the Bundestag for Berlin-Spandau – Charlottenburg North | |
| In office 17 October 2002 – 2021 | |
| Preceded by | Wolfgang Behrendt (2002), Kai Wegner (2017) |
| Succeeded by | Kai Wegner (2009) |
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| Born | 1 March 1968 Hamburg, West Germany |
| Political party | Social Democratic Party |
| Alma mater | Free University of Berlin |
Political career
editSchulz became a member of the Bundestag after the 2002 German federal election.[2] From 2002 until 2013, he served on the Committee for Education, Research and Technology Assessment.
In the negotiations to form a Grand Coalition of Chancellor Angela Merkel's Christian Democrats and the SPD following the 2013 federal elections, Schulz was part of the SPD delegation in the working group on education and research policy, led by Johanna Wanka and Doris Ahnen. From 2014 until 2021, he was a member of the Budget Committee.[3] In this capacity, he served as his parliamentary group's rapporteur on the annual budget of the Federal Ministry of Education and Research.
In 2018, Schulz announced that he would not stand in the 2021 federal elections but instead resign from active politics by the end of the parliamentary term.[4]
Other activities
edit- Leibniz Association, Member of the Senate (since 2021)[5]
- Association of German Foundations, Member of the Parliamentary Advisory Board
- Berlin Social Science Center (WZB), Member of the Board of Trustees[6]
- Ernst Reuter Foundation for Advanced Study, Member of the Board of Trustees[7]
- University of Hagen, Member of the Parliamentary Advisory Board
- Gegen Vergessen – Für Demokratie, Member
- Humanist Association of Germany (HVD), Member
References
edit- ^ "Swen Schulz | Abgeordnetenwatch". abgeordnetenwatch.de (in German). Retrieved 21 March 2020.
- ^ "Swen Schulz (Spandau), MdB". SPD-Bundestagsfraktion (in German). 27 June 2011. Retrieved 21 March 2020.
- ^ "German Bundestag – Budget". German Bundestag. Retrieved 21 March 2020.
- ^ Ulrich Zawatka-Gerlach (26 June 2018), Sozialdemokrat Swen Schulz kandidiert nicht mehr für Bundestag Der Tagesspiegel.
- ^ Senate, as of 1 January 2021 Leibniz Association.
- ^ Board of Trustees Berlin Social Science Center (WZB).
- ^ Board of Trustees Ernst Reuter Foundation for Advanced Study.
External links
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- Official website (in German)
- Bundestag biography (in English)